If you happen to live in the warm climate of the South or in California, you can have the luxury of growing the more tender roses, and I am giving you a list of some of the best Tea roses.
Do not attempt to raise them if you live where there is much snow in winter; a few of these might “winter over” if well protected, but with the many exquisite Hybrid Tea roses, it is only a waste of time for young gardeners to experiment.
{ Red: { { There are no dark red tea roses, the List of Tea (Scented) { nearest perhaps being Souvenir de Roses { Catherine Guillet, coppery-carmine, shaded { with yellow. { Tender roses which { White: require extraordinary { winter protection in { 1. Mrs. Herbert Stevens. the vicinity of { New York. { Beautiful in form. Sometimes tinged with { faint pink shadings. Do not prune severely. { { 2. White Mamam Cochet. { { White, sometimes tinged with pink. { { Pink: { { Mamam Cochet. { { Hardiest of all Tea roses; excellent for { cutting. Free blooming. { { Duchesse de Brabant. { { Most fragrant. Silvery pink. { { Yellow: { { 1. Lady Hillingdon. { { Reddish yellow; a beautiful rose. { { 2. Souvenir de Pierre Notting. { { Canary-yellow, deeper in center.
Below is a list of Climbing Roses. Climbing roses were brought into existence in a way similar to any of the other new roses.
{ Red: { { Excelsa. { { A great improvement on the Crimson Rambler, { the foliage being nearly free from mildew. { Blooms in June. { { American Beauty Climbing Rose. Hardy Climbing Roses { (For places where the { Resembling the American Beauty in shade; winters bring snow) { blooms are of quite good size, on weak stems, { but rather good for cutting. A desirable { rose, but not for showy effect. { { Pink: { { Dorothy Perkins. { { A splendid rose; grows very rapidly, { sometimes 20 feet in a season. Flowers in { clusters. Foliage charming. Blooms in June. { { Debutante. { { Fragrant, very desirable because blooming { sometimes in July, in September and October. { { Tausendschön. { { Sometimes called “Rose of a Thousand { Blooms.” Flowers early in large clusters. { Very hardy; beautiful foliage. Color, blush { pink and white. { { American Pillar. { { Grows very rapidly. A brilliant pink single { rose, borne in clusters. Foliage excellent. { { { White: { { White Dorothy. { { Flowers at the same time as the Pink Dorothy { Perkins. { { Yellow: { { Shower of Gold.